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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Thousands of fans turned out Saturday to celebrate Virginia’s first national championship in basketball. The crowd, estimated at 21,000 on the school’s Twitter account, filled one side of Scott Stadium five days after the Cavaliers beat Texas Tech 85-77 in overtime to win the title. “This is more than we expected,” […]

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — If Justin Fuente and Virginia Tech made much progress in sorting out their quarterback competition during Saturday’s spring game, no one was letting on. Ryan Willis threw for three touchdowns, Quincy Patterson threw for one and ran for another and Hendon Hooker led an 88-yard drive that started from his own […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Concerns about Virginia’s striped bass population could scuttle the fishing season for larger-sized fish in parts of the state. Striped bass are also known as rockfish. The Washington Post reported Thursday that the season is set to begin later this month. But there are indications that the population of the fish […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s national champion men’s basketball team returned to campus Tuesday and was greeted with a hero’s welcome. A throng of several thousand fans serenaded coach Tony Bennett and the Cavaliers, many in the crowd sporting newly acquired T-shirts celebrating the first national basketball title in school history. The Cavaliers won the […]

The NCAA Basketball Tournament is as good an example as you will see of the “Thrill of Victory, and the Agony of Defeat.” The suddenness of it all brings forth great emotion. Often you feel for the loser more so than the winner. And the emotions come so often, and are so real. Every time […]

Run will be followed by Ballpark Play Day at Calfee Park The first ever Pulaski Yankees 5K race will take place on Saturday, June 1, 2019. The run/walk will begin at Motor Mile Field at Calfee Park, wind towards downtown Pulaski and hit town running trails before ending with a lap on the warning track […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Virginia got its redemption — thanks to its offense, not its vaunted defense. Riding the broad shoulders of De’Andre Hunter, Virginia beat Texas Tech 85-77 in overtime Monday night to win the program’s first national title. Defensively-minded, the Cavaliers (35-3) turned a night of adjustments against Texas Tech’s vaunted defense into one […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Now that, Virginia, is the way to close out a season. Led by De’Andre Hunter and his NBA-ready game, the Cavaliers turned themselves into national champions Monday night, holding off tenacious, ferocious Texas Tech for an 85-77 overtime win — a scintillating victory that came 388 days after a crushing setback that […]

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Mike Young looked around Virginia Tech’s Cassell Coliseum and said he’s “so thrilled to be home.” “My love for ball originated in this building many years ago,” Young said Monday at a news conference introducing him as Virginia Tech’s new basketball coach. Rattling off a list of former players he watched […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Texas Tech and Virginia have reached the national championship game by leaning on stingy defenses, overlooked and underappreciated stars, and no shortage of nail-biting NCAA Tournament wins. So, what will it take for the Red Raiders to hoist their first basketball trophy — and second NCAA title trophy in any sport? And […]